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WOW Hall Notes 2012

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VOL. 24 #10
Brother
Ali
“Mourning in America”
By Ross Shuber
On Sunday, October 21, the
CCPA and University of Oregon
Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA
proudly welcome Brother Ali’s
“Mourning in America” Tour with
Blank Tape Beloved and special
guest Homeboy Sandman with DJ
Sosa and The Reminders.
Rap originated as an acronym
for “rhythm and poetry”, and
Twin Cities resident Brother Ali
is a rap artist in the truest sense.
Since releasing his first demo tape,
Rites Of Passage, in 2000, Ali has
been bringing his art form to the
masses in an increasingly honest
and strong fashion, slowly growing
a catalog of albums that are sure
to stand the test of time.
According to Ali, turmoil and
tumultuous times help him create
his best material. The passing of
his father in 2010, and good friend
and fellow Rhymesayers artist
Eyedea, as well as the current
American
and
international
political conditions have led
Brother Ali to create another
wonderful album called Mourning
in America and Dreaming in Color
(released 9/17/12).
Throughout his career, Brother
Ali has never shied away from
politics, and that is part of the
reason he has such a dedicated
and loving fan base. Ali not only
lets his true feelings come through
in his lyrics, but he also walks the
walk. Earlier this year he was
arrested standing in solidarity
with a family who was being
evicted from their home in south
Minneapolis.
But it’s with the music that Ali
shines, and Mourning in America
and Dreaming in Color is another
chapter in his book.
Created during a prolific, selfimposed two-month exile in Seattle
and helped by platinum-selling
producer Jake One, the album
represents a brave new phase in
Brother Ali’s remarkable career
trajectory. Mourning In America
and Dreaming In Color presents
a scathing, yet honest, critique
of America and its many flaws
while simultaneously presenting a
hopeful outlook of its possibilities.
Says Andrea Swensson of
Minnesota Public Radio “...the
production channels the soul
influence of his earlier work
while simultaneously pushing him
forward creatively. When viewed
as a whole, Mourning in America
is Brother Ali’s most lyrically and
sonically cohesive effort yet.”
Ali himself says of the album:
“This is not just a new album,
but a new chapter. There’s a
kind of democratic reawakening
in people at this point in time. I
was really looking to take these
topics and really hit them hard.
To try to open ears and hearts
and invite people to take some
action and feel empowered. To be
engaged and take some agency and
responsibility for what’s going on
in the world.”
Brother Ali has also released
three other full length albums:
Shadows on the Sun (2003), The
Undisputed Truth (2007) and Us
(2009).
Brother Ali has been on
the
Minneapolis-based
label
Rhymesayers Entertainment since
its conception in 1995. He joins
artists Atmosphere and Aesop
Rock (both Rhymesayers) at the
forefront of a Midwest rap style
that has brought a new level of
consciousness to audiences.
While Ali has had success and
growing popularity in music, he
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Bohemian Dub Halloween with
On Wednesday, October 31, the CCPA
and University of Oregon Campus Radio
88.1 FM KWVA host Bohemian Dub
Halloween -- a Costume Party with music
by Medium Troy and Acorn Project.
NEWS FLASH: Medium Troy is finally
going to release a new album. Starting
Oct. 5th until the end if the world Dec
21st, Medium Troy will release one song
from their upcoming album each Friday
for free on the Internet.
After five years of unofficial song
releases, remixes and changed deadlines
Medium Troy will finally release their
second proper album. Producer and
songwriter Yonaton “JoJo” Ferreira
laments, “I’m sorry for not getting the
music out sooner; it is ridiculous. We are
always making new tracks; the problem is
that it is impossible for me to call a track
finished. In the future we will release
many versions of songs and also allow
people to download all the individual
audio tracks and make their own versions
and upload those.”
Medium Troy also just released an
electronic remix album for free.
“Our drummer moved to Istanbul
so we have been working on bringing
fat sequenced drums into our live show
this summer,” JoJo continues, “most
of our new music lately has been
banging electronic hybrid beats with
live instruments and live modulated
acapellas.”
Medium Troy is an Oregon based,
live, bohemian dub collective. Their
dynamic live set features a large number
of influences including dub, electronica,
folk, hip-hop, funk and world music.
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has never forgotten what it’s like
to deal with the struggles of a
difficult childhood, and what it’s
like to live in poverty. As he says
in the great song “Shadows of
the Sun”: “I rap for the ones that
Johnny Cash wore the black for.”
Someday Brother Ali may be on
the hypothetical Mount Rushmore
of rap, so don’t miss your chance
to see the best hip-hop show to
come to Eugene this year.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $15
at the door. Doors open at 7:30
pm and showtime is at 8:00 pm. ★
Described as having the drive of a hiphop beat, the complex emotional palette
of psychedelic rock, fat drum and bass
borrowed from the dub-reggae tradition,
and cynical lyricism.
The band was started in high school
by two brothers as a fusion between a live
band and a hip-hop bedroom production
group. Born in Jerusalem, Israel, brothers
Yonaton and Jesse Ferreira formed
their first band at age 8 after moving
with their family to Eugene. Yonaton
enrolled in college at age 15 and took
audio engineering courses at LCC. That
same year he began writing songs and
producing 4-track glitch-hop beats under
the alias “Medium Troy”. Medium Troy
has gone on to play numerous festivals
and win numerous awards (most recently
last month’s Burbank Film Festival for
“Best Music Video) and become one of
the few local acts to consistently pack the
WOW Hall.
Medium Troy has made the rare leap
from a bedroom production group, to
as successful regional band, to winning
several dozen awards including the 2012
Burbank Film Festival “Best Music Video”,
High Times “Unsigned Band” winner for
September 2011, Bestnewbands.com “Best
New Band 2010” winner, Eugene Weekly
“Best Band” winner for 2009, 2010, 2011
and WOW Hall Award recipient for
“Favorite Local Band” 2007, 2009, 2010
and 2011.
Halloween is the #1 party night
of the school year. Medium Troy is
Eugene’s #1 party band. This is gonna
sell out so advance ticket purchase highly
recommended!
Tickets are just $5 in advance, $8 at
the door or $5 in costume. Doors open at
8:30 pm and showtime is 9:00. ★
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Bet On Dinosaur Jr.
On Thursday, October 11, the
proudly welcome back Dinosaur
Jr. with special guests Shearwater.
Dinosaur acts are big, so the
CCPA is pleased to announce the
return of Dinosaur Jr., who last
played the WOW Hall in April,
2006.
There is nothing quite like a
Dinosaur Jr. album. The best
ones are always recognizable from
the first notes. And even though
J tries to trip us up by smearing
“Don’t Pretend You Didn’t
Know” with keyboards, it’s clear
from the moment he starts his
vocals that this is the one and only
Dinosaur Jr., long reigning kings
of Amherst, Massachusetts (and
anywhere else they choose to hang
their toques).
I Bet on Sky is the third
Dinosaur Jr. album since the
original trio – J Mascis, Lou
Barlow and Murph – reformed
in 2005. And, crazily, it marks
the band’s 10th studio album
since their debut on Homestead
Records in 1985. Back in the
‘80s, if anyone had suggested that
these guys would be performing
and recording at such a high level
27 years later, they would have
been laughed out. The trio’s
early shows were so full of sonic
chaos -- such a weird blend of
aggression and catatonia -- that
we all assumed they would flame
out fast. But the joke was on us.
The trio has taken everything
they’ve learned from the various
projects they tackled over the
years, and poured it directly into
their current mix.
J’s guitar
approaches some of its most
unhinged playing here, but there’s
a sense of instrumental control
that matches the sweet murk of
his vocals (not that he always
remembers to exercise control on
stage, but that’s another milieu).
Lou’s basswork shows a lot
more melodicism now as well,
although his two songs on I Bet
on Sky retain the jagged rhythmic
edge that has so often marked his
work. And Murph; well, he still
pounds the drums as hard and
as strong as a pro wrestler, with
deceptively simple structures that
manage to interweave themselves
perfectly with his bandmates’
melodic explosions.
I Bet on Sky is a true and
worthy addition to the Dinosaur
Jr. discography. It hews close
enough to rock formalism to please
the squares, yet it is brilliantly
imprinted with the trio’s magical
equation.
For a combo that began as
anomalous fusion of hardcore
punk and pop influences, Dinosaur
Jr. have proven themselves to be
unlikely masters of the long game.
Their new album is a triumph
of both form and function. And
it augurs well for their future
trajectory -- their best days are yet
ahead of them.
Shearwater is a band from
Austin, Texas. They are touring
in support of their new album,
Animal Joy, released in February
14. Shearwater’s Subpop debut
and 8th album overall was
produced and recorded by Danny
Reisch in Austin, Texas, and mixed
by Peter Katis (The National,
Interpol, Jonsi, Frightened Rabbit)
in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The
album was mastered by Greg
Calbi in NYC.
The players
are Jonathan Meiburg (vocals,
guitar and piano), Kimberly
Burke (upright and electric bass)
and Thor Harris (drums) -- all
members of Shearwater since 1999
-- along with guest performers.
Jonathan Meiburg’s songs
have constantly tackled big
questions and been propelled by
massive musical ambitions. Thus
Shearwater’s recordings -- the
epic “Island Arc” trilogy of Palo
Santo, Rook and The Golden
Archipelago in particular-- have
been expansive (some might say
bombastic) in a fashion like none
of their contemporaries.
Meiburg
-presumably
unfamiliar with the adage, “if it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -- has
opted to ditch an approach that
paid huge artistic dividends over
his last three Matador albums for
a record that seems shockingly
direct, immediate and intensely
personal. He’s no stranger to
lush, crafted recordings, but
this one sounds like no prior
Shearwater incarnation.
The
songs cover a staggering amount
of sonic territory.
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Zion I Shadowboxing Tour
On Tuesday, October 16,
the CCPA and University of
Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM
KWVA proudly welcome the
Shadowboxing Tour featuring
Zion I and Minnesota.
Hip-Hop group Zion I
continue to forge new ground
musically on their latest LP
ShadowBoxing, a beat-heavy hiphop album decidedly grittier than
past projects. Always pushing
the literal-and figurative-needle
forward, the duo, consisting of
emcee Zumbi and producer Amp
Live, have once again created
something
experimental
and
heartfelt. ShadowBoxing features
guests such as Bassnectar, Grouch
and Eligh, Collie Buddz and
Goapele.
A move from the live
instrumentation of their last
record, ShadowBoxing enlists
a range of producers such
as
Traxamillion,
Timeline,
DexBeats, Minnesota, who bring
an unconventional, eclectic flavor
to the album. With its futuristic
beat, “Float”, produced by Santa
Cruz up-and-comer Minnesota,
is reminiscent of Zion I’s earlier
work, Mind Over Matter. On
“Bounce”, Bassnectar masters
the manipulating of frequencies
and crushing basslines. “I just
did my thing with the image of
a huge crowd going ham in my
mind while I penned the verse,”
explains Zumbi of recording the
track.
Thematically, ShadowBoxing
is signature Zion I: “This is an
album about metaphorical kicks
and throws at oneself,” explains
Zumbi, “looking inward at
the shadow self, and seeking
awareness in the darkness of one’s
own psyche.”
To support the album, Zion
I will hit 30 cities from Brooklyn
to Boulder and Atlanta to
Orlando with Santa Cruz Dubstep
DJ Minnesota for the “2012
Shadowboxing Tour.”
Since 1999, Zion I has released
seven critically acclaimed LPs,
including Mind Over Matter
(1998), Deep Water Slang (2000),
True & Livin’ (2003), Break of
Dawn (2004), The Take Over
(2009), and Atomic Clock (2010).
They also have two highly
acclaimed albums under the name
Zion I and The Grouch with long
time collaborator The Grouch,
Hereos in the City of Dope and
Hereos in the Healing of the
Nation. Voted best Bay Area
hip-hop group by the SF Weekly
numerous times, Zion I have been
featured in media outlets from
XXL, The Source, Vibe, YRB,
944, Prefixmag.com, Popmatters,
7+7, SF Chronicle, and SF Bay
Guardian.
At first glance, Christian
Bauhofer comes off as the
unassuming dude yawning next to
you in class. He looks like some
kind of lumberjack/nerd fusion
with his glasses and scruffy hair.
Taste The Valley
Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods Alliance
Presents Taste of the Valley: a One-Day Festival
Featuring the Willamette Valley’s best Locally Grown
and Produced Foods and Beverages
With a growing appetite for local, sustainably
produced foods and beverages, the Willamette Valley
Sustainable Foods Alliance (WVSFA) brings you a
day-long festival from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday,
October 14, 2012, at the WOW Hall and the Food For
Lane County Dining Room in Eugene.
Willamette Valley food businesses will fill the
WOW hall, sharing their products with our local
community. Attendees will have the opportunity
to learn about WVSFA member companies and
participate in a number of tastings and educational
forums/demonstrations throughout the day.
The Food For Lane County Dining Hall will
feature talented chef demonstrations and nonprofit
information booths. There will also be a raffle and a
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Come up to the same man after the
sun goes down, with the addition
of a few drinks and a whole lot of
bass, and you will find the smiling
Christian assuming his party
crushing alter-ego: Minnesota.
“My goal is to make bass heavy
dubstep/glitch hop music that’ll
get you dancing, but it is not the
same old three note transformer
step,” Bauhofer states. “I try
to focus more on the melodic
side of dubstep, and hopefully,
make quality songwriting a more
relevant factor in the genre.”
Minnesota’s career goals came
further to fruition when he was
signed under Madison House Inc.
in November of last year.
“I could not be more happy
with the results,” recounts
Minnesota. “Being one of the
few electronic acts on their roster
allows me a ton of attention,
which is great.”
Minnesota’s first EP, Panda
Snatching Tycoon, was released on
Tycho Records in January 2011.
His next official release, Ancient
Machines, was number nine on
the addictech.com best seller’s list
for the year, and every track from
the album charted on the beatport.
com glitch hop charts. During this
time, Minnesota also managed to
put out a free EP with Martyparty
called Ultraviolet Halo which was
released in July 2011.
canned food drive for FOOD for Lane County.
The event is a fundraiser for WVSFA and FOOD
For Lane County. The “spirit” of Taste of the Valley
is about education, and this year we are taking a good
look at our own community’s food security. Presenters
will include Food For Lane County Dining Room Chef
Ross Kanaga, and Community Kids Cooking Chef
John Duran.
Live music will include Piano Truck virtuoso Sam
Mitchell, and guitarist Marty Chilla (from the Sugar
Beets). Kids will stay busy with activities designed just
for them, such as building veggie creatures and digging
for worms!
Admission: For Families: Suggested donation of
$10.00 with 2 cans of food, $15.00 without 2 cans
of food. For Individuals: Suggested donation of $5.00
with 2 cans of food, $10.00 without 2 cans of food.
Admission includes 1 raffle ticket and children 12
and under are free!
For more information about hosting, presenting or
volunteering at this event, please contact Kyra Buckley
at 541-606-6515 or [email protected]. ★
Frightened Rabbit
Checks In
On Wednesday, October 17, the CCPA and University of Oregon
Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Scotland’s Frightened
Rabbit with special guests Arc in Round.
Acclaimed Scottish rock band Frightened Rabbit is touring North
American in support of their Canvasback/Atlantic Records debut EP
State Hospital.
The EP’s potent title track saw its worldwide video premiere
exclusively via Pitchfork.tv. Hand Held Cine Club directed the video,
which can be viewed at: http://youtu.be/BJb4uNi1VwU. State Hospital
further gathers four more all-new songs.
“With the exception of ‘State Hospital,’ this is a collection of songs
that for one reason or another did not fit on the full-length record, either
thematically or tonally,” says lead vocalist/guitarist Scott Hutchinson.
“They’re still four of our favourites, and they definitely represent the
directions we’ve been pushing ourselves into with new material. We
were inspired by fairly dissonant artists during the writing and recording
of these songs, from Beak to The Shins via Max Richter and Caribou. I
think we’ve definitely darkened our corners a little with this EP.”
Frightened Rabbit’s Canvasback/Atlantic debut LP is slated for release
in early 2013. The much-anticipated album was recorded this past May
at the famed Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, South Wales, with
producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno & David Byrne, Paolo Nutini, Brett
Anderson) behind the board.
The Glasgow-based band recently took a break from the sessions to
fulfill a lifelong dream of performing in their home country’s historic
Highlands. The trek -- which included gigs in such far-flung locales as
Ullapool, Stornoway, and the Isle of Mull -- was captured by fraternal
filmmakers Hand Held Cine Club (David Lynch, Band of Skulls) for the
upcoming short film, entitled The Highlands Tour. A trailer is now
streaming at frabbitTV, Frightened Rabbit’s official YouTube channel,
located at www.youtube.com/frabbitTV.
Frightened Rabbit has earned a wide range of critical applause and
a fervent international fan following with their emotional melodies and
frank lyricism. The band’s most recent full-length, 2010’s The Winter
of Mixed Drinks (FatCat Records), was met with unanimous acclaim
on both sides of the Atlantic. The Guardian’s Dave Simpson declared
that “(Scott Hutchison’s) songwriting is sharp throughout and most of
their songs -- with themes of escape, freedom and reinvention -- have
huge impassioned choruses that are made to be shouted from the nearest
available mountain. This is the sound of a band upping their game.”
The Winter of Mixed Drinks was selected by NPR listeners as one of
their “50 Favorite Albums of 2010.”
As moving and triumphant on stage as they are on record, Frightened
Rabbit has performed countless headline shows, as well as sharing stages
with such like-minded artists as Modest Mouse and Atlantic labelmates
Death Cab for Cutie. The band has also won over audiences at a scope
of international festivals, including Glastonbury, T in the Park, Oxegen
Festival, and Latitude in the UK, Australia’s Splendour in the Grass,
Lollapalooza and South By SouthWest (SXSW).
Philadelphia 4-piece Arc in Round reflect a sonic sensibility garnered
from hours of studio tracking, tweaking and sonic experimentation.
The band spins out carefully crafted dark pop — taut yet spacey, noisy
yet melodic. Humming bass, shuffling drums, glitchy keyboards and
dissonant, pedal-treated guitar all melt together into an iridescent sheet
of sonorous reduction, and you can still tap your foot to it.
Arc in Round is the band of producer/engineer Jeff Zeigler (Kurt
Vile, War on Drugs, Lymbyc Systym), co-songwriter Mikele Edwards,
bassist Josh Meakim and drummer Matt Ricchini. Formed in 2009, they
pull from the layered-dissonance and experimentation of Disco Inferno
and This Heat, Motorik rhythms of Krautrock pioneers Neu and Can,
and the more obvious sonic reference points of My Bloody Valentine,
Broadcast and the Swirlies. Live, the band takes pains to bring their
layered sound out of the studio and onto the stage for an immersive,
crisply executed show.
Tickets are $15 in advance or at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm
and showtime is 8:00. ★
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Switchfoot
On Saturday, October 20, Mike Thrasher Presents welcomes
Switchfoot along with special guests Paper Route.
Probably the hottest selling ticket on the WOW Hall’s packed
October calendar is Switchfoot, a rock band from San Diego consisting
of Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing
vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar,
keyboards, backing vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar, backing vocals).
The name “Switchfoot” is a surfing term. “To switch your feet means
to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It’s about change and
movement, a different way of approaching life and music,” says Jon.
Switchfoot gained early successes in the Christian rock scene; they
have received numerous Dove Awards and in 2009 were named Best
Christian Artist. Their seventh studio album Hello Hurricane received a
Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Rock Gospel Album.
Mainstream recognition followed the inclusion of four Switchfoot
songs in the 2002 Mandy Moore film A Walk to Remember. Columbia
Records/SonyBMG released the band’s major label debut, The Beautiful
Letdown, in 2003. Letdown revealed the band’s evolution from guitar
rock toward a more layered, synth-influenced sound. The album
went double platinum, selling more than 2.6 million copies, with huge
mainstream radio hits in “Meant to Live” and “Dare You to Move”. A
concert DVD, Live in San Diego, went platinum as well.
Switchfoot returned in indie status in 2007 and embarked on a fall
tour with Relient K and Ruth, dubbed the “Appetite for Construction
Tour”, designed to benefit Habitat For Humanity. By the end of the
tour, the bands had raised over $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity. The
band annually hosts Switchfoot Bro-Am, an event that benefits the San
Diego-based StandUp for Kids; the event has raised over $500,000 to
date, and this year’s event attracted 10,000 people.
Switchfoot’s most recent record, 2011’s Vice Verses, debuted at No. 8
on the Billboard 200.
With regard to their lyrics, Foreman notes “we try to make music for
thinking people.” Often referred to as a Christian rock band, Switchfoot
has always philosophically disagreed with this label: “For us, it’s a faith,
not a genre,” says Jon Foreman. “We’ve always been very open and
honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are
for everyone. Calling us ‘Christian rock’ tends to be a box that closes
some people out and excludes them, and that’s not what we’re trying
to do. Music has always opened my mind—and that’s what we want.”
In addition to his role in Switchfoot, Foreman still finds time for
Fiction Family, the acoustic outfit that he fronts alongside Nickel Creek’s
Sean Watkins. He has also become a columnist for the Huffington Post
and writes about topics as wide-ranging as his backyard garden and
inspirational civil rights leaders.
From Nashville, Tennessee, Paper Route formed in 2004. The band’s
major label debut, Absence, was released on Universal Records in 2009
and reached No. 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart behind the single
“Carousel”.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door, available at WOW Hall
and www.TicketsWest.com (service charges apply). Doors open at 7:00
Belly Dance Workshops
As part of their ninth annual Fall Festival, the Middle Eastern Dance
Guild of Eugene will be hosting Tribal Improv Belly Dance workshops
with world renowned troupe WildCard BellyDance!
Workshops will teach elements of the troupe’s signature style: a
modern Improv Tribal Style (ITS) fusion of traditional dances from
cultures along the Silk Road -- the Romani trail from from Spain
through North Africa, the Middle East, Persia, India and beyond.
WildCard BellyDance has a beautiful performance style based in
ATS® but with exciting WildCard variations. They will be teaching
elements that can easily be incorporated into ATS®, ITS, or solo
performances. Space is limited, so register early!
Visit medge.org for more information and to register.
Workshop 1: Tribal Combinations and Transitions: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Workshop 2: Tribal Spins: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: $35 for one workshop, $60 for both. ★
Lukas Nelson gets Wasted
On Tuesday, October 30,
the CCPA and KRVM proudly
welcome back Lukas Nelson &
Promise of the Real in support of
their new album Wasted.
For Lukas Nelson & Promise
of the Real, 2011 was a year
packed with over 200 highenergy, spirited performances,
including such mega-musical
events as Farm Aid, Bridge School
Benefit, Stagecoach and Country
Throwdown, the chance to spread
their unique brand of gritty rock
and roll to millions of people via
the greatest of the late night shows
Late Show with David Letterman,
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the
adoption of the name Realers by
their growing base of supporters.
But 2011 was also the year,
through blood, sweat and trying
times, that Lukas Nelson &
Promise of the Real -- which
also includes drummer Anthony
LoGerfo,
percussionist
Tato
Melgar and bassist Corey
McCormick -- made good on that
promise to keep it real, and to
make their way out of the shadow
of a famous father and into the
hearts and souls of music fans
nationwide the way that they
wanted to… on their own downhome rock and roll merits.
During the summer of 2011
Nelson, 22 years old at the time,
found himself in the most intense
writing jag of his early career.
His journey spanned three soulsearching summer months during
an intense 15-week tour. The
result is the band’s second fulllength album, Wasted.
“I was up every night until the
wee hours of the morning just
writing in the back of the bus. I
had a lot of ideas and was very
inspired being out there on that
tour; there was a lot going on.
This record is a snapshot of that
time. You know, there were a
lot of pressures on the road and
there are a lot of people who view
touring as just one big party. It
was like summer camp. I soon
realized I wasn’t really being
myself and I had a big wake-up
call and it’s during that time that I
wrote this record.”
The first single from the record
is the title track, “Wasted,” a feelgood tune with a strutty vibe.
But Nelson doesn’t want people
getting the wrong idea that Wasted
is an album about partying.
It’s not. It’s about the idea of
wasting your time, your life, your
creativity, and reminding yourself
to stay true to your values and
ideals. For Lukas and Promise of
the Real that’s always been about
family, positivity, and spreading
Con Bro Chill
On Sunday, October 28, the
welcome Con Bro Chill’s Spring
Break ‘98 West Coast Tour Fall
2012.
Confused? It matters not. Ask
yourself one question. “Do I like
to party?” If the answer is yes,
Con Bro Chill is for you.
When LMFAO, OK GO, and
Freddy Mercury were smashed
together, the Power Party Pop
group “Con Bro Chill” was born.
This party has been brewing
for decades and is finally being
unleashed unto the world to slam
people right in the face with the
most mind blowing HAPPY
you’ve ever experienced. Made
up by Connor Martin (Party
Host/Keytar/Pro Lacrosse Player),
SAMM (Lead Vox/Producer), Ty
Andre (Party/Art Director), and
Steve Felts (Party Warrior/Art
Demon) this band is here to have
love and happiness to others.
“I have a lot of reflections
about the honesty of people in
general,” Nelson explains, “and
this record explores big life
questions and what it means to
waste your life away. There are
many definitions for the word and
this record delves into a lot of
them. It’s not a one-dimensional
album, it’s meant to be listened to
and internalized. There are a lot
of sentiments about missing loved
ones and being on the road, and
even some political and military
hints in there.”
On Wasted, the band’s
familiar sound evolved from past
recordings. A huge influence on
this was Neil Young, whom Lukas
calls a “distant mentor” and who
suggested the band try a different
approach to recording their new
album.
“Neil Young suggested that we
record the music live in the studio
in analog, which is something we
didn’t do on the last album,” says
Nelson. “It really added a lot
of magnetism, energy, and gave
the music a live feel, and a lot
of warmth to it. I feel like this
record sounds more like what you
get when you see us perform.”
a good time. Lets Party.
Spring Break is back this Fall
and Con Bro Chill is taking the
Spring Break party down the
Pacific Oceanic Coastal Region
to melt all your faces right off.
These will be the most Power
Happy Party Concerts known to
man so tell your kids, tell your
wives, tell your husbands because
everybody’s getting Partied Out
on this tour. Buy a ticket for a
friend. Then get ready to enter
the 3rd dimension of music.
Heck, it’s almost Halloween!!!
Party suggestions include wearing
neon, bringing glow sticks,
and dressing up in a costume
from one of the Con Bro Chill
vids (http://www.youtube.com/
connormartin88).
Still confused on what this
show is? Stream the new album
for free at http://www.conbrochill.
com/band to hear what you’ll be
partying to. You’re gonna have a
good time!
Says the band: “We can’t wait
to party with you!!!!”
Tickets are $10 in advance,
$12 at the door. Doors open at
8:30 pm and showtime is 9:00. ★
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Collie
Buddz’
“New Pipe”
On Monday, October 22, the
proudly welcome Collie Buddz’
“Dark N’ Stormy” Tour with New
Kingston and Los Rakas.
Just in time to celebrate the
fall harvest, Bermudian reggae
artist Collie Buddz is back with a
free download for the new single
“Ganja Pipe” -- a hard hitting
dancehall dedication to that
“high grade” behind his ‘Dark N’
Stormy’ tour with New Kingston
and Los Rakas!
Taking advantage of his broad
fan base after the self-titled first
studio release Collie Buddz (2007)
and hit single “Come Around”,
Collie’s in control of his growing
grassroots social media grip, live
touring network and musical
output. He made an appearance
on Major Lazer’s Gunz Don’t Kill
People, Lazers Do on the track
“Never Good Enough” (2009)
and, after years of support from
fans, Buddz made his Playback EP
free for download off his website
in 2011 to the tune of 250,000+
downloads.
With a timeless sound, Collie
Buddz continues to receive heavy
rotation on radio stations across
the globe, as recently as on the
Diplo & Friends program on BBC
Radio 1 last week in advance
of his appearance on the highly
anticipated Snoop Lion project
with Diplo and Snoop Dogg.
Collie’s explosive full-band
reggae show has been rocking
crowds worldwide over the
last couple of years coupled
with releasing big tunes to a
rabid and faithful following.
Breakout festivals appearances
at
Lollapalooza
(Chicago)
and Outside Lands (San Francisco)
in 2011 as well as a tour of Europe
at the turn of the year set the tone
for Fall 2012’s ‘Dark N’ Stormy’
tour -- hosted by Gosling’s Dark
n’ Stormy Ready to Drink Rum
Cocktail -- taking Collie and
the New Kingston band from
Hawaii, across the Northwest and
California, then eastward-bound
across the Midwest.
With an arsenal of songs to
rock live, a Collie Buddz’s show
packs in fan-favorites and hits, as
well as songs off the upcoming
2013 studio follow-up.
Los Rakas is comprised of
cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun,
pioneering Panamanians by way of
the Bay Area on the frontier of new
Latin urban music. Known for
their fresh mix of hip-hop, plena,
reggae and dancehall music with
both Spanish and English lyricism,
Los Rakas represent the cutting
edge of Pan-American flows.
Taking their name from the
Panamanian word “Rakataka” –
a negative slur used to describe
someone from the ghetto – Los
Rakas have set out to both inspire
fellow “rakas” by empowering
them to become successful despite
their circumstances, turning the
current Latino hip-hop world on
its head.
Prolific peddlers of remixes and
mixtapes since 2006, it wasn’t until
2010 that Los Rakas had their
breakout year. Along with being
the first urban group to win Latin
Alternative Music Conference’s
(LAMC) Discovery Artist prize, Los
Rakas were hand-picked that year
to perform alongside Cypress Hill,
Erykah Badu, and Manu Chao at
Snoop Dogg’s Smoke Out Festival.
In the ensuing years, Los Rakas
have become a sought after act on
the festival circuit with credentials
that include SummerStage, X-Fest
and Paid Dues in the US, along
with Festival Nrmal and Festival
Corona Capital internationally.
Even before the release of
their 2011 debut EP, Chancletas
y Camisetas Bordada, Los Rakas
had received high praise from a
variety of publications, ranging
from Complex Magazine to
NPR and National Geographic.
With topnotch produced and
globally circulated music videos –
underground anthems like 2006’s
“Mi Barrio” to 2009’s “Abrazame”
and 2010’s “Soy Raka” – their
2011 effort “Chancletas” was no
different. Subsequent videos for
the tracks “Ta Lista” and “Cueria”
received heavy praise and coverage
across the blogosphere.
Los Rakas’ forthcoming release
Raka Party will be out in late 2012
and showcases the group putting
their ‘Raka’ twist on the electronic
and dance music world. The first
single is an anthemic and infectious
song entitled “Miss Latina”.
Chuck Palahniuk and Lidia Yuknavitch:
Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups
On Friday, November 2, the
University of Oregon Duck Store
welcomes Chuck Palahniuk and
Lidia Yuknavitch for a spoken
word performance.
Last time Chuck Palahniuk
gave a reading at the WOW Hall,
one person passed out and several
people puked. That was Guts.
This show will be even more
fun! Chuck and Lidia have come
up with the idea of having story
time for grownups . . . like an
adult Harry Potter party. People
are encouraged to come in their
PJs.
2012 Sound, Light &
Production Workshops
Thanks to grant funding
from the Lane County Cultural
Coalition,
the
Community
Center for the Performing Arts
will host a series of workshops
over the course of four weekends
(November 3-4, 10-1, 17-18 and
December 1-2).
Taught by professionals in
the field, the Sound, Light &
Production workshops will
provide students with firsthand
technical training including
setting up stage plots, mixing
sound, and orchestrating the
lighting. Participants will have
the opportunity to practice
their skills and interact with
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Let’s Go to Hopsin
On Friday, October 26, the CCPA and University of Oregon Campus
Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcome Hopsin for a show at the WOW Hall
along with special guests Dizzy Wright, SwizZz and Jarren Benton.
What’s he do? It would probably be easier to tell you what Hopsin
doesn’t do, but Hop is an MC, producer, director, actor and editor.
And his journey has been anything but painless.
Stuck in special education classes, Hopsin did not see much of a
future in high school. His teachers did nothing but reinforce the feelings
that he wouldn’t amount to anything; especially if he continued to waste
his time attending classes where nothing was actually being taught. So
with no money and only a few real friends, Hopsin dropped out of
school in 2004.
Determined to be one of Southern Cali’s premier MCs, Hopsin
bought an $8 microphone from Wal-Mart, installed Fruity Loops on
his computer, and locked himself in the basement. As time went by
he knew that his lyrics and production had surpassed what he was
hearing on the radio. He combined his skills with a new image [often
seen wearing white contacts] and emerged from the basement. In 2007,
Hopsin signed a major record deal with Ruthless Records, and released
his freshman album, Gazing at the Moonlight, in October 2009.
Hopsin formed his own label, Funk Volume, and in November 2010
he released his sophomore album, RAW. In 2011 he headlined over 60
shows around the world, grew his Facebook page to over 140,000 fans,
racked up millions of YouTube views, and earned a feature on Tech
N9ne’s All 6’s & 7’s album with B.o.B.
Hopsin’s momentum is only going to continue to build in 2012.
His fans are already anticipating the release of his next album, Knock
Madness. He has described it as a “game changer”, and although he has
been doubted before, people know now that he delivers on his promises.
Tickets are $14 in advance, $17 at the door, and $35 includes an
after-show Meet & Greet. Doors open at 8:30 pm and showtime is
9:00. ★
There will be readings from
Invisible Monsters: Remix by
Palahniuk and Dora: A Headcase
by Yuknavitch.
Tickets are $5 and are
available in the Literary Duck/
Campus Duck Store or online at
www.UODuckStore.com. Doors
open at 6:00 pm and the event
begins at 7:00. ★
band members during CCPA
productions.
Registration will begin on
Monday, October 8. Students
must be at least 15 years old to
participate.
Cost is $100 for all four weeks
or $30 per weekend. For more
information email Katy Vizdal at
[email protected]. ★
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Also in Rocktober
Friday, October 5, Cloud9
Electric
Collective
presents
Avenue, a DJ dance featuring
Upstairs: Forrest Avery, Anna
Langley, Jackson Myron vs. Big
Daddy Scamp, Aaron Jackson,
Robno;
and
Downstairs:
Sk4r3crow,
DJ
Moshka,
Chandizzle vs. Downspun, Ghost
Wire, Rez.
Sound by MoPro-TurbosoundFloodlight. Full system lighting
and visuals by Prophaze and
Technobeez.
Doors open at 8:00 pm. Tickets
are $16 advance, $20 door with
canned food donation to Food
For Lane County, $22 without,
available at WOW Hall and www.
ticketweb.com
Saturday, October 6, KRVM
welcomes
Portland’s
own
Bohemian Gypsy pop ensemble
Vagabond Opera for another
night of Bohemian revelry
with special guests Hot Milk.
Costumes highly encouraged!
The six piece music ensemble
Vagabond Opera is described by
the Washington Post as, “a band
of ceaseless charisma, boundless
energy, impeccable musicianship
and more than a little touch of
both the naughty and exotic.”
Featuring four singers (two
operatically trained) two cellos,
saxophone, clarinet, accordion,
double bass and drums, the
Bohemian neo-cabaret gypsy rock
ensemble plays a combination of
cabaret, burlesque, tango, Balkan
beats, Klezmer, rock, Arab music,
Parisian hot jazz, and, yes, opera
that’ll leave your head spinning.
The ensemble sings in 15 languages
and mixes their genre-defying
original tunes with covers made
famous by such artists as Jacques
Brel, Tom Waits, Raymond Scott,
and Edith Piaf -- all performed
with theatrics, flair and an old
world mood.
Hot Milk, the 2012 winner
of Ethos’s Bandest of the Bands
competition, will open the show
with their eclectic take on jazz
and folk. The group formed at
Eugene’s own Campbell Club
Vagabond Opera
during open mic nights hosted by
the co-op.
at the door, and $20 for reserved
seating (available only at WOW
Hall).
Doors open at 7:30 pm
and showtime is 8:00.
Sunday, October 7, the CCPA
and University of Oregon Campus
radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly
Sophistafunk
and
welcome
Volifonix along with special guests
Unique Syntax and Blairally All
Stars.
1950s jazz club + 1960s poetry
den + 1970s funk party + 1980s
hip hop show = Sophistafunk.
From
Syracuse,
NY,
Sophistafunk is a live hip-hop
and “party funk” band. They
combine spoken-word artistry,
old-school hip hop and funky
rhythms to create a unique live
band experience. Keyboard player
Adam Gold, drummer Emanuel
Washington and vocalist/lyricist
Jack Brown create one hell of a
good time and some of the funkiest
grooves found on any stage in the
country.
“Sophistafunk has a genredestroying range of musical ability
and mix of socially-conscious
lyrics,” notes The Daily Free Press
(Boston). “Much of the trio’s set
was spent rifling through thick
instrumental funk, fluid vocals,
soul crooning, metal, reggae and
intricate interplay between Adam
Gold’s four-keyboard setup and
Emanuel Washington’s drums -an infectious journey that left the
full crowd gasping for air.”
With the release of their
second album, Space, on June 23,
Volifonix has unleashed a new
mixture of the psychedelic funkrock that has ignited stages across
the Pacific Northwest since 2006.
After winning Eugene’s 2008
Last Band Standing competition
and recording their first album
in 2009, Volifonix completed a
two-month, six-state, 43-date
tour through California and the
Pacific Northwest, culminating in
a performance at Seattle’s 2009
Bumbershoot. In 2010, Volifonix
opened for the rock band Everclear,
and in 2011, after being discovered
online by Live Loud, Ltd., the band
was invited, along with other U.S.
bands, to participate in a 12-day
multi-event tour of Hong Kong,
Macau, Beijing, and Guangzhou,
China.
pm and showtime is 9:00.
Wednesday, October 10, the
Sophistafunk
proudly welcome Break Science
and Michal Menert for a night of
electronica.
Brooklyn based electronic duo
Break Science (Adam Deitch
and Borahm Lee) kicked off 2012
with the release of their second
EP entitled Monolith Code (Pretty
Lights Music).
On Monolith
Code, Break Science evokes a
wide spectrum of electronic genres
filtered through a musician’s lens,
all while moving people spiritually
AND on the dance floor.
“Monolith Code is the innate
message we have to decipher to get
to the next step in our evolution”
says Lee.
“The monolith
represents a transition into a
higher level of consciousness. A
spark that initiates us to consider
wider possibilities and ideas. The
code is the system to express
this transformation. Containing
information from the past, present
and future, it holds the key to
unlock our potential as spiritual
beings.”
Adam Deitch describes the
musical process behind the record.
“We understand that to bring
our vision to life, we have to
spend just as much time on the
programmed elements as we do
on the live elements. Our music is
layered with different frequencies
and sonic textures so it becomes
something you can listen to
multiple times and STILL hear
new elements you might have
missed the first time. We like
certain elements of dubstep and
drumstep (especially that BASS)
and try to incorporate that sound
in a fresh, new way.”
Michal Menert was born in
Kielce, Poland while the country
was under communist rule. As
a young child, he and his parents
fled to the United States.
Michal grew up in Colorado
with Derek Vincent Smith of
Pretty Lights, and together they
played in several bands and
challenged and inspired each
other as they developed their own
unique production styles. He coproduced the debut Pretty Lights
album, Taking Up Your Precious
Time, and has collaborated with
Derek Vincent Smith on a handful
of tracks since then.
Michal’s solo album, Dreaming
of A Bigger Life, was released on
Pretty Lights Music in the spring of
2010. His sound combines obscure
vintage samples from both Eastern
European and Western vinyl with
rich analog synthesis and organic
hard hitting beats.
Saturday, October 13, the
CCPA and KRVM’s Zion Train
proudly welcome the One Island
Tour featuring Bambú Station
(from the Virgin Islands), Inna
Vision (from Hawaii) and
Oregon’s own Alcyon Massive.
Bambú Station, founded in
1996 by the impassioned lead singer
and multi-instrumentalist Jalani
Horton, is the foundation by which
the Virgin Islands’ Roots Reggae
Renaissance has been built.
April 2012 saw the release
of Bambú’s highly-anticipated
new album, Children of Exodus,
which has already been met with
rave reviews. “The album is full
of bubbly and natural riddims
mesmerizing the listener,” says
United Reggae, “Bambú Station
is a great example of the many
mighty talented musicians coming
from this musically blessed group
of islands.”
Inna Vision is touring their
third full length album timelessly
titled No Stopping! The album
delivers a full-fledged original
sound that encompasses all the
beauty involved with everyday
struggles. No Stopping is created
to inspire listeners to follow their
dreams and passions despite life’s
many challenges.
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Thursday, October 18, the
CCPA and KRVM welcomes
San Francisco’s Diego’s Umbrella
back for a co-bill with San Diego’s
VoKab Kompany.
Every year the WOW Hall
Awards honor the year’s most
popular acts. WOW Hall staff
has their own special “unofficial”
awards category which we call
“Best Show No One Heard” -designed to honor the best act
with the smallest audience.
Diego’s Umbrella debuted here
in April and made themselves
candidates for this year’s award.
That designation is subject to
change once word gets out about
this return engagement. With a
just a hint of hyperbole the band
proclaims: “There are two kinds
of people in this world: those who
love Diego’s Umbrella and those
who soon will.”
Celebrated as San Francisco’s
Ambassadors of Gypsy Rock,
Diego’s Umbrella creates an
irresistible cocktail that is entirely
their own.
Each show is a
singular, ecstatic experience. One
show is all they need to turn you
into a believer.
DU
effortlessly
blend
marching drums, harmonized
shredding and gang choruses with
showmanship that has all the fire
and unpredictability of youth,
coupled with the refinement of
years of experience on the road.
In their music you will hear
klezmer, flamenco and punk rock
all blended to pop perfection.
Vokab Kompany
is
an
electronic, soul influenced hip-hop
band from San Diego. A seven
piece band (keyboard / synthesizer,
drums, bass, guitar and violin)
accompanies the two lead singers
-- MC’s Rob Hurt and Burkey
Baby. They often incorporate
stilt walkers, burlesque dancers,
clowns, hoola- hoopers, guest
musicians and belly dancers into
their shows.
Voted San Diego Music
Awards “Best Hip Hop” act 2011,
Vokab Kompany has been gaining
national notoriety based on the
success of their song “So Bright”
and it’s appearance in a KIA car
commercial and on The Today
Show with Al Roker.
guest Onuinu.
In the past, Portland, OR-based
St*rf#ck^r (STRFKR) has received
almost as much attention for its
not-always accessible moniker as
for its immensely accessible dance
hooks. Having flirted briefly with
name changes, the group is now
firmly settled on STRFKR (not
to be confused with Star F#ck/
ng Hipsters) and so the focus can
rightly return to what got people
talking in the first place: the
quartet’s endlessly catchy, hookladen pop.
Reptilians, the band’s second
album and first with Polyvinyl
focuses primarily on death and the
end of the world, two intertwined
subjects at the forefront of
songwriter Josh Hodges mind
following the passing of his
grandmother.
Yet, amazingly,
the record manages to be not the
slightest bit depressing. In reality,
it’s quite the opposite -- a trait
likely attributed to the fact that
the band, like British philosopher
Alan Watts (whose lectures are
excerpted at various intervals),
believes death is responsible
for giving meaning to life. For
STRFKR, this comforting notion
is expressed musically via vibrant
crescendos, explosive drum beats,
and layered synth melodies that
drive a theatrical live show where
dance party meets Roxy Music.
Portland’s Onuinu (Dorian
Duvall) has been crafting electro
pop for the past few years and is
now celebrating release of his first
full length album Mirror Gazer.
Wednesday, October 24, the
CCPA and KRVM welcome ZZ
Ward for her WOW Hall debut
along with special guests Yellow
Red Sparks.
ZZ Ward is not a ZZ Top
tribute act. In fact, she doesn’t
even have a beard.
This ZZ is doing something
all her own. She calls it “dirty
shine”: the bone-deep wail of
old-fashioned blues crossed with
Friday, October 19, the CCPA
and University of Oregon Campus
Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly
welcome STRFKR with special
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the big-city gloss of cutting-edge
hip-hop. Currently based in Los
Angeles, Ward forged her oneof-a-kind sound growing up in
Roseburg, Oregon, where she
began singing with a blues band at
the age of 12. Then, at 16, Ward
entered the world of rap.
A chance meeting with A-list
tunesmith Evan “Kidd” Bogart -who’d run across ZZ’s MySpace
page while checking out upand-coming artists from Oregon
--resulted in Ward’s signing to
Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment
Group. Once there, she began
work on her debut album -- as
well as a four-song EP, Criminal
-- with a jaw-dropping array of
collaborators, including Ryan
Tedder, Pete Rock, Theron
ZZ Ward
“Neff-U” Feemster, Ali Shaheed
Muhammad (of A Tribe Called
Quest),
Ludwig
Goransson,
Blended Babies and Fitz (of L.A.’s
Fitz and the Tantrums).
Saturday, October 27, the
CCPA and KRVM’s Zion Train
welcome back John Brown’s Body
with special guests Afro Omega.
John
Brown’s
Body’s
“Future Roots” uses reggae as a
foundation, but incorporates dub,
drum & bass, dancehall, BLUE
hip LOTUS
hop
and other musical explorations to
create a sound both timeless and
forward. However it’s defined,
people are buzzing about this
progressive group from Boston
and Ithaca, NY. The eight-piece
band’s explosive live show boasts
super heavy rhythms, a threepiece horn section, airtight drum
and bass, and “the most gorgeous
melodies in all of modern reggae
music” (All Music Guide).
The band’s latest work, JBB
IN DUB EP, is the first completely
new release in four years.
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U of O Campus - (541) 346-4363
UPCOMING
11/5 The Sea & Cake
11/9 Jolie Holland
11/13 Rebirth Brass Band
11/14 Emmitt Nershi Band
Head For The Hills
11/27 Chris Robinson Brotherhood
THANKS TO OUR
MAJOR SUPPORTERS
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Company • Pro Sound & Video
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Studio Coburg • Studio West
Sundance Natural Foods • The Bier Stein
The Kiva • Taco Bell • TicketWeb
Valley Vinter & Brewer • Waldport Realty Co.
West African Cultural Arts • Wright Lumber
Sunday, October 7
Sophistafunk
Volifonix
Unique Syntax
Blairally All Stars
8:30 PM
$10 Advance
$12 Door
Funk / Rock
2
Registration
begins for
Sound & Light
Workshops
2:00 PM
3
7
8
Taste the Valley:
Sam Mitchell
Marty Chilla
(WVSFA rental)
Noon - 5:00 PM
Families: $10 with
2 cans of food; $15
without
Individuals: $5 with
2 cans of food, $10
without
14
Kids free!
Brother Ali
Blank Tape Beloved
Homeboy
Sandman
DJ Sosa
The Reminders
7:00 PM
$15 Advance
$15 Door
Hip-Hop
www.facebook.com/brotherali
www.brotherali.com/
21
Dinosaur Jr
Shearwater
8:00 PM
$18 Advance
$20 Door
Rock
breaksciencemusic.com/
www.michalmenert.com
www.dinosaurjr.com/
www.facebook.com/dinosaurjr
www.twitter.com/dinosaurjr
www.youtube.com/watch?v
=OG8pSsUyrl8&feature=
youtu.be
Frightened Rabbit
Arc in Round
7:30 PM
$15 Advance
$15 Door
Rock
Diego’s Umbrella
Vokab Kompany
8:30 PM
$10 Advance
$14 Door
Rock
www.zionicrew.com/
www.shadowboxingtour.com/
frightenedrabbit.com/
arcinround.com/
www.diegosumbrella.com/
www.myspace.com/
www.vokabkompany.com
strfkrmusic
www.music.vokabkompany.com www.bladencountyrecords.
com/artists/onuinu/
www.twitter.com/
vokabkompany
ZZ Ward
Yellow Red
Sparks
7:30 PM
$10 Advance
$12 Door
Blues-Hip-Hop-Soul
www.colliebuddz.com/
www.ineffablemusic.com/
artists/colliebuddz/music/
ganjapipe.mp3.zip
www.zzward.com/
22
23
Lukas Nelson &
Promise of the
Real
7:00 PM
$13 Advance
$15 Door
Rock
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rLwGZcCshWM
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ug7r-d-XEl8
28
Zion I
Minnesota
8:00 PM
$15 Advance
$18 Door
Hip-Hop / Electronica
Collie Buddz
New Kingston
Los Rakas
8:00 PM
$18 Advance
$20 Door
Reggae-Rap
Halloween Party:
Medium Troy
Acorn Project
8:30 PM
$5 Advance
$8 Door/$5 in
costume
Bohemian Dub/Rock
www.promiseofthereal.com
29
30
STRFKR
Onuinu
8:30 PM
$13 Advance
$15 Door
Punk Rock
18
Switchfoot
Paper Route
(Mike Thrasher
Presents rental)
7:00 PM
$20 Advance
$24 Door
Rock
www.mikethrasherpresents.com
www.switchfoot.com/
19
Hopsin
Dizzy Wright
SwizZz
Jarren Benton
8:30 PM
Hip-Hop
25
Rev. Peyton’s Big
Damn Band
Zach Deputy
8:30 PM
$12 Advance
$15 Door
Country Blues
31
26
541.343.2692
27
David Wilcox
8:30 PM
$20 Advance
$22 Door
$25 Reserved
Seated Show
Singer-Songwriter
davidwilcox.com/
chuckpalahniuk.net/
www.lidiayuknavitch.net/
1
QRecording
donrossproductions.com
johnbrownsbody.com/site/
www.jambase.com/
Articles/97332/ExclusiveAlbum-Premiere-JohnBrown%27s-Body
Chuck Palahniuk
Lidia Yuknavitch
(U. of O. Bookstore
rental)
6:00 PM
$5 or Free with
book purchase
Spoken Word
www.bigdamnband.com
www.mediumtroy.com
soundcloud.com/mediumtroy
www.facebook.com/
MediumTroy
20
John Brown’s
Body
Afro Omega
9:00 PM
$12 Advance
$15 Door
Reggae
www.facebook.com/
hellohopsin
24
6
WildCard
Belly Dance
Workshops
12 (MEDGE rental) 13
11
17
vagabondopera.com/
www.facebook.com/
Hotmilkeugene
Bambu Station
Inna Vision
Alcyon Massive
8:30 PM
$15 Advance
$18 Door
Reggae
10
16
Vagabond Opera
Hot Milk
7:30 PM
$13 Advance
$15 Door
$20 Reserved
Cabaret
www.facebook.com/
events/364290316957980/
www.facebook.com/forrest.
5
avery.1
9
15
Con Bro Chill
8:30 PM
$10 Advance
$12 Door
Electro-Pop
4
Break Science
Michal Menert
8:30 PM
$13 Advance
$15 Door
Electronica
sophistafunk.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/volifonix
SATURDAY
2
for demos
and albums
QSteinway grand piano
QProTools HD3 Accel+
QWaves Mercury
QCD mastering
QTape restoration and
transfer to CD
3

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